Where does “le” come from?

le (Maltese) comes from Arabic لَا, from Proto-Semitic lā — not; no.

le (Maltese): no

Definitions

  1. no

Ancestry of “le”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَاnot; no, not
2Proto-Semiticlānot; no
Every word from Proto-Semitic lā →Every word from Arabic لَا →
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